Automobile-signal



C E. BROWN.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL;

APPLICATION FILED SEPT'.30, I920. v 1,371,296. Patented Mar. 15,1921.

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C. E. BROWN.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

- APPLICATION FILED SEPT-30, 1920.

Patenwd Mar. 15, 1921.

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Snow/Co UNITED STATES} PATENT OFFICE.

.GARL E. BROWN, on COLUMBUS; oHro.

To all whom it may concern: 7 Be it known that I, CARL-E. BnowN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of: Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented-a new and useful Automobile-Signal, of which the fol lowing is a specification. V

This invention aims to provide novel means whereby the driver of a vehicle may transmit traffic signals to the drivers of other vehicles and to pedestrians.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

YVith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from.

the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows. in elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away,

Fig. 2 is a top plan; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; Fig. 4 is a top plan showing a slightly modified attaching. means; Fig. 5 is r a fragmental elevation showing a modified form of the invention; Fig. 6 is an end elevation showing a further modification; and

Fig. 7 is a cross section of the structure shown in Fig. 6.

The numeral 1 marks a support, in the form of a plate if desired, divided at one end with a jaw 2 from which projects a wing 3, a bearing 4 being formed integrally with or otherwise connected to the wing 3 and the jaw 2.. The wing3 has terminal stops 5. The wing 3 is supplied with rounded bosses 6 located closely adjacent to the stops 5. V V

The numeral 7 denotes a bearing having a reduced neck 8 passing through the support 1 and connected thereto in any suitable way, for instance, by way of a head 9 on the neck, and a washer 10 interposed between the head and the support 1. An' arm 11 is mounted to swing vertica'll on the neck 8 and carries a transparent ulls eye 12 which may be of any desired color. A

' AUTOMOBILE-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent. H Pate t d 313 192 Application filed September 30, 1920. Serial wheel 14 is connected to the arm 11 and is journaled on the neck 8 of the bearing, the wheel abutting against the hearing. The wheel 14 has openings 15 adapted to coact with pins 16 on the periphery of a wheel 17. Any suitable pinion connection may be provided, however, at the point indicated. The wheel 17 is secured to a shaft 18 and 1s held thereon by a head 19 on the shaft, said shaft being journaled in the bearings 7 and 1, and inthe wing 3. The shaft 18 is provided with a handle 28 disposed parallel to the wing 8.

A stud 20 projects from the support 1 and passes through a clamp plate 21, there being a nut 22 onthe stud, the nut being adapted to coast with the clamp plate. At one end, the clamp plate 21 is supplied with a flange 23 bearing against the support 1, the other end of the clamp plate carrying a jaw 24 cooperating with the j aw 2 of the support 1.

The device may be mounted on an automobile in various ways. For instance, it may be desirable to grip the portion 25 of the wind shield frame between the jaws 2 and 24, the nut 22 being tightened up for this purpose. If the signal is used on a stand, a plate 26 may be attached by securmg elements 27 to the vehicle, the plate 26 having a projection 30 adapted to be engaged by the jaws 24 and 2.

In practical operation, rotation may be imparted to the shaft 18 by way of the handle 28, the shaft rotating in the bearings 17 and 7. The wheel 17 transmits motion to the arm 11 by way of the wheel 14:, and swings the arm upwardly and downwardly, signals being imparted in this manner. The light proceeding from street lamps and other sources will shine through the bulls eye 12, after nightfall, and render the signal visible. When the arm 11 is swung to the limit in one direction, the arm abuts against one of the stops 5, the arm abutting against the other stop 5 when it is swung to the limit in an opposite direction. The rounded bosses 6 serve to hold the arm 11 adjacent to either cured to the wheel 14* and carries a weight 31. The support 1 is provided with rests 32 and 33. When the part 11 is in a horizontal position, the weight '31 cooperateseither in an oustanding position or in a dc-.

pending vertical position, as occasion may demand.

In F igs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, parts hereinbefore described have been designated by numerals previously used, with the suffix b. An arm 34 is attached to the shaft 18 or to the wheel 17 and carries a weight 35. One of theteeth on the wheel 17 denoted specifically by the numeral 36, is larger than the other teeth, and there is no opening on the wheel 14 for the reception of the tooth 36. When the part 11 hangs in a depending position, the arm 34 swings past the vertical, and rests against the upper end of the part 11 as shown in Fig. 6, the weight 35 tending to hold the part 11 in a depending position. W hen the part 11 is in a horizontal outstanding position, as shown in Fig. 7, the tooth 36 on the wheel. 17 rests against the wheel. 14 and prevents an upward swinging movement of the part 11*, beyond the horizontal, due to the action of the weight 35, the weight 35 serving to hold the part 11 in the position which the part 11 occupied in Fig. 5. In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the wing 3, the stops 5 and the bosses 6 of Fig. 1 are omitted.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A traffic signal comprising a support; a bearinghaving a reduced neck mounted in the support; an arm and a wheel carried thereby, the arm and the wheel being mounted to swing on the neck, between the support and the bearing; a shaft journaled in the bearing and provided with a wheel cooperating with the first specified wheel; and means for operating the shaft.

2. Ina device of the class described, a support having an outstanding wing; a bearing carried by the-support in spaced relation to the wing; a shaft journaled in the wing and in the bearing; a handle carried by the shaft; means on the wing for holding the handle in adjusted positions; an arm mounted to swing on the support; and intermeshing gear wheels connecting the shaft with the arm.

3. In a device of the class described, a support; a bearing carried by the. support;

an arm mounted to'swing on the bearing,

HAROLD W. CLY, J. H. WIRICK. 

